What's wrong with tootle?

What's wrong with tootle?

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spikeyhead

Original Poster:

17,318 posts

197 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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keep getting a 503 error, anyone know if they've gone bust or is their IT guy on holiday?

ikonic

403 posts

198 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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Hmmm

I noticed something was up when I went on a few days ago and a message poppped up saying they werent accepting any new cars.

Methinks they might have gone pop...

Hope not
As was intending on using them very shortly.


Billyray911

1,072 posts

204 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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Shame as it seemed to work well as a concept.Ive used them a couple of times and it was hassle free.

Bish

809 posts

207 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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Sadly (as a founder of Tootle- but not involved recently) I think they have gone bust.

The main issue when I was involved was the cost of acquisition of each client and then a poor conversion to sale and our fee.

Cracking business idea with huge potential.

Very, very sad to see my baby go.....

jjr1

3,023 posts

260 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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I have to agree a cracking business idea. By 'client' do you mean Joe Public putting their cars up on the website? I imagine traders would have fallen over themselves to be able to have a new buying source, as opposed to the ste at BCA etc?

Zoon

6,701 posts

121 months

Friday 16th August 2019
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Any alternatives anyone can recommend?
I was just about to list my car on tootle mad

jedi-knight83

3 posts

105 months

Friday 16th August 2019
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Zoon

6,701 posts

121 months

Friday 16th August 2019
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jedi-knight83 said:
Thanks

Dave Hedgehog

14,550 posts

204 months

Friday 16th August 2019
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jedi-knight83 said:
what a great site

anonymous-user

54 months

Friday 16th August 2019
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https://www.auto-retail.co.uk/agenda/trade-in-webs...

Parent company now confirmed as being in administration.

p4cks

6,909 posts

199 months

Monday 3rd February 2020
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Old thread I know but are there any other sites that do the same thing Tootle did? (traders bidding for your car, not wizzle which is a WBAC type-comparison site)

Driver101

14,376 posts

121 months

Monday 3rd February 2020
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p4cks said:
Old thread I know but are there any other sites that do the same thing Tootle did? (traders bidding for your car, not wizzle which is a WBAC type-comparison site)
Probably closer to WBAC but a few dealers automatically offer quotes. I've only seen it advertised on TV and can't offer an opinion if they are any good.

https://motorway.co.uk